Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9828)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — One day before the real thing, Duke and Syracuse played college basketball’s version of the Super Bowl. Saturday night’s game featured the two most successful coaches in Division I history (Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski and Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim), two of the nation’s top freshmen (Duke forward Jabari Parker and Syracuse guard Tyler Ennis), […]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — After trailing for much of the game, Florida mounted a tense rally that concluded with five foul shots by center Patric Young and guard Scottie Wilbekin in the final 20 seconds, and the Gators held off Auburn’s upset bid, 71-66, on Wednesday night. Second-ranked Florida managed to win its 18th straight game, […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It may have been a neutral-site game, but it felt more like a home game for Iowa State. The 16th-ranked Cyclones surged ahead late to defeat Baylor 74-65 in front of a largely favorable crowd to claim their second Big 12 tournament title — and first since 2000 — on Saturday […]
DALLAS — Even when things are going badly for the Dallas Mavericks, they can count on a visit by the Detroit Pistons to get them back on track. The Mavericks snapped a two-game losing streak with their sixth consecutive win over Detroit at American Airlines Center, separating late for a 116-106 victory Sunday night. Led […]
CHICAGO — These Philadelphia 76ers are going to take residence in the record books, but the entry about their epic losing streak will not tell the full story. Once again, the 76ers put up a tough battle. But Chicago center Joakim Noah did more scoring than passing for a change and the Bulls handed Philadelphia […]
Spencer Davies speaks with longtime basketball veteran Raymond Felton about the ups and downs of his career, why he’s not done playing, the NBA bubble and more.
CLEVELAND — Say what you want about the Phoenix Suns, but they are a resilient bunch. “We are a really hard-nosed team,” Suns guard Goran Dragic said. “It doesn’t matter if we are up or down 20 points. We are still going to battle until the end.” The Suns (25-18) battled back from a 20-point […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Guard Damian Lillard’s basket with 11.8 seconds remaining lifted the Portland Trail Blazers to a 106-103 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night at the Moda Center. The basket helped the Trail Blazers (34-13) stave off a torrid late rally by the Raptors, who trailed by 16 points in the fourth […]
In one of the Patriot League’s biggest upsets of the season, Lafayette — which came into Wednesday’s game with just four conference wins — toppled third-place Holy Cross 76-64 in Worcester, Mass. Lafayette’s Fran O’Hanlon set the all-time record for Patriot League coaching victories with 127, passing former Bucknell coach Pat Flannery. Guard Seth Hinrichs […]
NEW YORK — Providence Friars coach Ed Cooley had a gut feeling that playing zone against the best 3-point shooting team in the country might just work in the Big East Conference tournament championship. He was right. Providence worked the zone to near perfection, earning a 65-58 win over the No. 4 Creighton Bluejays at […]